Luke's ENGLISH Podcast - Learn British English with Luke Thompson

688. Sean Connery

02 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

689. Sean Connery I recorded an episode about Sean Connery, who died yesterday. I didn’t expect to get emotional, but I did. Here it is. Hope you li...

687. WISBOLEP Problem / Polite Requests / An Inspiring Email / Fly Me To the Moon

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

687. WISBOLEP Problem / Polite Requests / An Inspiring Email / Fly Me To the Moon A rambling episode with some news about a problem I have with the WI...

686. Christian from Canguro English

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

686. Christian from Canguro English A conversation with YouTube English teacher Christian Saunders from Canguro English about the realities of learnin...

685. Raising Bilingual Children [1] Alex and his daughter Alice, in Moscow

21 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

685. Raising Bilingual Children [1] Alex and his daughter Alice, in Moscow An episode exploring the subject of how to raise a child to speak English. ...

684. Chasing the Tangent Train with Elspeth Graty

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

684. Chasing the Tangent Train with Elspeth Graty A conversation with English-teaching stand-up comedian Elspeth Graty, which covers lots of different...

683. Feelgood Stories of Flirting with Marie Connolly

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

683. Feelgood Stories of Flirting with Marie Connolly Marie Connolly is an Australian stand-up comedian and TEFL teacher who has written a book of sho...

682. Key Features of English Accents, Explained

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

682. Key Features of English Accents, Explained Exploring the main differences between standard English pronunciation (RP) and non-standard regional o...

681. New Competition: Why I Should Be On LEP (WISBOLEP) / Story: The First Time I Said F*ck

16 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

681. New Competition: Why I Should Be On LEP (WISBOLEP) / Story: The First Time I Said F*ck Announcing a new LEP competition which everyone is welcome...

680. Park Life - A Year in The Wildlife Of An Urban Park (by Rick Thompson) / Animal Collective Nouns

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

680. Park Life - A Year in The Wildlife Of An Urban Park (by Rick Thompson) / Animal Collective Nouns My dad has written a book and it's all about the...

679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

679. Gill's Book Club: A Gentleman In Moscow Talking to my mum about her latest book recommendation. A Gentleman In Moscow is about a Russian Count wh...

678. The Vintage Furniture Trade in London (with Howard Roach)

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

678. The Vintage Furniture Trade in London (with Howard Roach) Talking to my old teaching colleague Howard Roach about his furniture business in South...

677. A Post-Holiday Ramble / Holiday Vocab / Stories

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

677. A Post-Holiday Ramble / Holiday Vocab / Stories I've come back from my holiday so it's time to ramble on about some holiday stories, holiday voc...

676. David Crystal: Let's Talk - How English Conversation Works

01 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

676. David Crystal: Let's Talk - How English Conversation Works Professor David Crystal returns to talk about his latest books, and more. The first bo...

675. An Unplanned Pre-Holiday Ramble (July 2020)

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

675. An Unplanned Pre-Holiday Ramble (July 2020) This episode is unedited and contains all my pauses, mistakes and thoughts while I attempt to talk ab...

674. 19 Amusing Insurance Claims / Car Crash Vocabulary

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

674. 19 Amusing Insurance Claims / Car Crash Vocab Listen to some funny extracts from genuine insurance claims and learn some vocabulary to describe c...

673. Conspiracies / UFOs / Life Hacks (with James)

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

673. Conspiracies / UFOs / Life Hacks (with James) Talking to my brother about some click-bait topics, with stories, beliefs and a few celebrity impre...

672. The Rick Thompson Report: COVID / BREXIT / BLM (July 2020)

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

672. The Rick Thompson Report: COVID / BREXIT / BLM (July 2020) Talking to my dad about recent developments in the UK relating to coronavirus & Brexit...

671. Aussie English with Pete Smissen

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

671. Aussie English with Pete Smissen A conversation with genuine Aussie Pete Smissen, about differences and similarities between the UK and Australia...

670. Language Learning with James Harris

22 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

670. Language Learning with James Harris Talking to writer and comedian James Harris about life as a writer, going to Oxford Uni, being an internation...

669. How to Learn English

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

669. How to Learn English Giving you as advice about learning English across the four skills of reading, listening, writing and speaking. Full transcr...

668. LEP LIVE! Ask Me Anything / Hang Out With Luke (AUDIO VERSION)

13 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

668. LEP LIVE! Ask Me Anything / Hang Out With Luke (AUDIO VERSION) Listen to the audio version of the recent LEP Live Stream on YouTube including an ...

667. Four Way Call (with Alex, Moz & Paul)

08 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

667. Four Way Call (with Alex, Moz & Paul) A lockdown Zoom call with my friends Alex, Paul and Moz which should be a fun but challenging listening exe...

Announcement: I’m doing a YouTube Live Stream on Wednesday 10 June at 3PM CET

06 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Announcement: I’m doing a YouTube Live Stream on Wednesday 10 June at 3PM CET. Topic: Ask Me Anything / Hang Out with Luke YouTube link: https://you...

666. [Part 3] Favourite Scary Films (with James)

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

666. [Part 3] Favourite Scary Films (with James) James and Luke talk about some of their favourite scary films, and more. This is the 3rd and final pa...

666. [Part 2] Frightening Experiences (with James)

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

666. [Part 2] Frightening Experiences (with James) James and I share some stories of genuinely scary and disturbing experiences which we've had in our...

666. [Part 1] The Number of the Beast / Scary Music / Black Sabbath (with James)

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

666. [Part 1] The Number of the Beast / Scary Music / Black Sabbath (with James) Talking to my brother James about the significance of the number 666,...

665. A Chinwag with Sebastian Marx / 18+ British slang phrases that Americans don’t understand

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

665. A Chinwag with Sebastian Marx / 18+ British slang phrases that Americans don’t understand Chatting to Sebastian Marx from New York and testing ...

664. Lockdown Ramble with My Wife

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

664. Lockdown Ramble with My Wife Chatting with my wife late one evening last week about what it's like to be with an English guy, raising our daughte...

663. The Lockdown Lying Game with Amber & Paul

04 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

663. The Lockdown Lying Game with Amber & Paul Listen to three more stories told by Amber, Paul and Luke - can you guess if they are true or lies? Epi...

662. Catching Up with Amber & Paul #10 (Surviving Lockdown with Kids)

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

662. Catching Up with Amber & Paul #10 (Surviving Lockdown with Kids) Chatting to Amber Minogue & Paul Taylor about dealing with confinement at home w...

660. Using TV Series & Films to Improve Your English

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

660. Using TV Series & Films to Improve Your English Lots of practical advice and comments about how you can use films and TV series to work on your E...

659. Lockdown Chat with Cara Leopold

11 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

659. Lockdown Chat with Cara Leopold Chatting to Cara Leopold about living in self isolation, the global coronavirus lockdown and how you can work on ...

658. [2/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents?

08 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

658. [2/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents? This is part 2 of a double episode exploring the question of why British people often change their...

657. [1/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents?

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

657. [1/2] Why do Brits sing with American accents? Have you ever wondered why British people sometimes change their accent when they sing? This episo...

656. British Comedy: Karl Pilkington’s Monkey News / The Ricky Gervais Show

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

656. British Comedy: Karl Pilkington’s Monkey News / The Ricky Gervais Show Listen to a funny story told in a Manchester accent, and learn various b...

655. Coping with Isolation / Describing Feelings and Emotions - Vocabulary & Experiences

28 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

655. Coping with Isolation / Describing Feelings and Emotions - Vocabulary & Experiences A vocabulary episode with lots of phrases for describing the ...

654. Computer-based IELTS / The First Time… (with Jessica Beck from IELTS Energy Podcast)

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

654. Computer-based IELTS / The First Time… (with Jessica Beck from IELTS Energy Podcast) A chat with Jessica Beck from the IELTS Energy Podcast abo...

653. Gill’s Book Club “The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper” by Hallie Rubenhold / How to read books to improve your English

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

653. Gill’s Book Club “The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper” by Hallie Rubenhold / How to read books to improve you...

652. The Rick Thompson Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

652. The Rick Thompson Report: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Talking to my dad about what’s happening in the UK at the moment, how serious this pandemic is...

651. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vocabulary

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

651. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vocabulary Explaining key vocabulary about the coronavirus (COVID-19) to help you talk about this global pandemic in Engli...

650. British Music: Jungle (with James)

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

650. British Music: Jungle (with James) An in-depth episode all about an innovative British form of dance music from the 90s: Jungle (aka Drum & Bass)...

649. An Unedited Ramble (March 2020) Never Explain, Never Apologise? / No Stress / Method To The Madness / 3 Songs on Guitar

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

649. An Unedited Ramble (March 2020) Never Explain, Never Apologise? / No Stress / Method To The Madness / 3 Songs on Guitar Luke talks on his own wit...

648. Ian Moore Returns

24 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

648. Ian Moore Returns Talking again to comedian Ian Moore about favourite films, a trip to New York, British & American audiences, how to iron a shir...

647. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 6)

21 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

647. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 6) The final part in this little series following Alan Partridge through a day in his life, and breaking it ...

646. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 5)

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

646. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 5) What did Alan do on Valentine's Day? Listen to find out, as we break down some more clips of this award-w...

645. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 4)

17 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

645. British Comedy: Alan Partridge (Part 4) Listening to some more classic British comedy and dissecting it for language. This time we're listening t...

644. The Rick Thompson Report: Is Brexit Done?

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

644. The Rick Thompson Report: Is Brexit Done? Talking to my dad about the latest in the Brexit saga including the general election result, Brexit day...

643. The Intercultural Communication Dance with Sherwood Fleming

11 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

643. The Intercultural Communication Dance with Sherwood Fleming Talking to Sherwood Fleming, author of "Dance of Opinions" about intercultural commun...

642. The Lying Game Returns (with Amber & Paul)

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

642. The Lying Game Returns (with Amber & Paul) This should make you laugh out loud on the bus - it's the return of the Lying Game with Amber & Paul. ...

641. Catching Up with Amber & Paul #9

02 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

641. Catching Up with Amber & Paul #9 The pod-pals are back on the podcast and it's time for the usual catching up session in which we talk about how ...

640. IELTS Speaking Success with Keith O’Hare

28 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

640. IELTS Speaking Success with Keith O’Hare Talking to IELTS speaking coach Keith O'Hare about how to get your best score in the IELTS speaking te...

639. 3 Quintessentially British Books (that you might not know about) with Mum

23 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

639. 3 Quintessentially British Books (that you might not know about) with Mum Talking to my mum about some examples of quintessentially British thing...

638. 3 Quintessentially British Things (that you might not know about) with Dad

19 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

638. 3 Quintessentially British Things (that you might not know about) with Dad Dad picks his 3 British things to talk about in this episode which cov...

637. 5 Quintessentially English Things (that you might not know about) with James

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

637. 5 Quintessentially English Things (that you might not know about) with James Talking with James about 5 typically English things, including conve...

636. James &Luke Discuss Star Wars IX (SPOILERS) Final Star Wars Episode Ever?

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

636. James & Luke Discuss Star Wars IX (SPOILERS) Final Star Wars Episode Ever? James and Luke ramble about Star Wars IX one more time. This episode i...

635. A New Year Ramble for 2020 (Part 2) Motivation / New Year’s Rules / Bilingual Daughter / Neil Innes

08 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

635. A New Year Ramble for 2020 (Part 2) Motivation / New Year’s Rules / Bilingual Daughter / Neil Innes Luke rambles some more at the start of 2020...

634. A New Year Ramble for 2020 (Part 1) Pod Stats / Welcome to LEP / Travelling with a Toddler

06 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

634. A New Year Ramble for 2020 (Part 1) Pod Stats / Welcome to LEP / Travelling with a Toddler Luke wishes you a Happy New year and rambles about rec...

633. Star Wars IX - First Reactions / SPOILER REVIEW

18 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

633. Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (SPOILER REVIEW) I've seen The Rise of Skywalker - here are my comments and thoughts. Please be aware that th...

632. Star Wars IX - Speculations and Expectations (Preview / No Spoilers!)

17 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

632. Star Wars IX: The Rise of Skywalker (No Spoilers!) A new Film Club episode in which Luke does a spoiler-free ramble about Star Wars IX, including...

631. 29 Awful Christmas Jokes, Explained

16 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

631. 29 Awful Christmas Jokes, Explained The annual Christmas episode of LEP is here! Explaining 29 truly awful jokes that you might get in a Christma...

630. The English Guy with a Sitcom on Japanese TV (with BJ Fox)

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

630. The English Guy with a Sitcom on Japanese TV (with BJ Fox) A conversation with English comedian BJ Fox, who performs stand-up in Japan and has hi...

629. Do you ever ... ? (with James) Strange Habits & Funny Observations

02 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

629. Do you ever ... ? (with James) Strange Habits & Funny Observations A funny conversation about strange habits that we don't often talk about, with...

628. OASIS (with James)

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

628. OASIS (with James) A conversation with James about the English rock band Oasis, including details about their story, music, lyrics and the siblin...

627. Emina's Long Journey to English Proficiency

19 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

627. Emina's Long Journey to English Proficiency My friend Emina Tuzovic has learned English to a proficient level as a non-native speaker of the lang...

626. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson's Brexit Deal / General Election / Football

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

626. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson's Brexit Deal / General Election / Football An update from my dad about Brexit, including details about B...

625. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 2)

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

625. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 2) Let's continue going through this list of words from an article I found in The Indepen...

624. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 1)

07 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

624. 88 English expressions that will confuse everyone (Part 1) An episode about British English slang and culture, featuring expressions that Brits k...

623. 13 Terrible Jokes, Explained

29 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

623. 13 Terrible Jokes, Explained Actually, it's 17 jokes, including some simple one-liners and a few longer story-based jokes for you to remember and...

622. General Ramble (Oct 2019) Learning English / Politics / Recording Setup / Book Recommendation / Beatles / Star Wars / Bill Bailey

22 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

622. General Ramble (Oct 2019) Learning English / Politics / Recording Setup / Book Recommendation / Beatles / Star Wars / Bill Bailey Rambling on my ...

621. British TV: Dragons’ Den (Part 3) Discord in the Den

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

621. British TV: Dragons’ Den (Part 3) Discord in the Den One more episode about this TV series involving entrepreneurs getting investment for their...

620. British TV: Dragons' Den (Part 2) Negotiation

11 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

620. British TV: Dragons' Den (Part 2) Negotiation Listen to a real business negotiation and learn loads of English in the process. Vocabulary, script...

619. British TV: Dragons’ Den (Part 1) Business Vocabulary

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

619. British TV: Dragons’ Den (Part 1) Business Vocabulary Learn tons of business vocabulary in context in this episode all about a TV show about en...

618. The Climate Crisis Explained in 10 Charts (with Cara Leopold)

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

618. The Climate Crisis Explained in 10 Charts (with Cara Leopold) A conversation with Cara Leopold about the climate crisis including descriptions of...

617. Sales and Advertising (with Paul Taylor)

26 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

617. Sales and Advertising (with Paul Taylor) A language-focused episode looking at words and phrases that you often see and hear in advertising and s...

616. Can you find the 15 idioms? (with Paul Taylor)

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

616. Can you find the 15 idioms? (with Paul Taylor) Listen to Luke and Paul play a conversation game and try to spot 15 common idioms. All idioms are ...

615. Paul Taylor Became a Dad, and you won't believe what happened next

17 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

615. Paul Taylor Became a Dad, and you won't believe what happened next How is Paul getting on as a new dad? How is everything going? What's he angry ...

614. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 3)

13 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

614. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 3) Here's the conclusion of this online murder mystery text adventure game. Vocabulary is reviewed a...

613. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 2)

09 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

613. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 2) Here is part 2 of this text adventure game. There's also a video for premium subscribers.  Episo...

612. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 1)

06 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

612. Another Murder Mystery Detective Story (Part 1) Listen to Luke investigating a 'choose-your-own-adventure' detective story and read along if you ...

611. Top 10 Jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2019

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

611. Top 10 Jokes from Edinburgh Fringe 2019 Listen to 10 jokes from this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe comedy shows. Understand the jokes and list...

610. British Comedy: James Acaster

30 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

610. British Comedy: James Acaster Listen to a bit of stand up comedy that will require quite a lot of breaking down in order for you to understand al...

609. The LEP MeetUp in London / Brexit / Talking to my Daughter

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

609. The LEP MeetUp in London / Brexit / Talking to my Daughter Here's an end-of-summer ramble, including details of what happened at the LEP meetup i...

608. The Mass Observation (with Mum)

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

608. The Mass Observation (with Mum) Listen to my mum talk about a social history project focusing on the lives of everyday people in the UK. Includes...

607. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson PM / No Deal Brexit?

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

607. The Rick Thompson Report: Boris Johnson PM / No Deal Brexit? Talking to my dad again about Brexit, this time including our thoughts on Boris John...

606. The English Seaside (with James)

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

606. The English Seaside (with James) Explaining and describing the culture of the English seaside experience, with James. Episode page https://wp.me...

605. Unexpected Road Trip (with James)

18 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

605. Unexpected Road Trip (with James) James and Luke go on an accidental road trip in the south west of England and record a rambling podcast, while ...

604. London Native Speaker Interviews REVISITED Part 2

05 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

604. London Native Speaker Interviews REVISITED Part 2 Listening to the audio from another old YouTube video of mine, and then exploring it for new vo...

603. Queen / Freddie Mercury / Bohemian Rhapsody (with Alex Love)

01 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

603. Queen / Freddie Mercury / Bohemian Rhapsody (with Alex Love) Talking to Queen fan Alex Love about this classic British rock band, their legendary...

602. British Comedy: The Day Today (Part 2)

27 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

602. British Comedy: The Day Today (Part 2) The Day Today is an award-winning parody of news and current affairs TV programmes. Let's listen to some m...

601. British Comedy: The Day Today (Part 1)

24 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

601. British Comedy: The Day Today (Part 1) Let's investigate a brilliant British comedy TV show and use it to learn English. The Day Today was origin...

Quick Hello / OPP / Living Through Comedy / Somewhere Else Dreamin’

18 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Quick Hello / OPP / Living Through Comedy / Somewhere Else Dreamin’ Just a quick "hello" to let you know about some other things you could listen to...

600. Episode 600 Livestream Ask Me Anything Audio

08 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

600. Episode 600 Livestream Ask Me Anything Audio Here's the audio for the YouTube livestream "Ask Me Anything" for episode 600. Enjoy! The video is a...

599. Oliver Gee Returns with Stories to Tell

03 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

599. Oliver Gee Returns with Stories to Tell Australian journalist and podcaster Oliver Gee returns to LEP to tell us some stories about the Notre Dam...

598. The Rick Thompson Report: EU Elections / Theresa May / Brexit / Football

28 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

598. The Rick Thompson Report: EU Elections / Theresa May / Brexit / Football Talking to my dad about the EU election results, Theresa May resigning a...

Hello! Here are the details of the Episode 600 YouTube live stream

27 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

[AUDIO] Hello! Here are the details of the Episode 600 YouTube live stream Just a quick announcement about the episode 600 live stream, happening on ...

597. Growing Up / Getting Older / Becoming a Father (with Paul Taylor)

23 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

597. Growing Up / Getting Older / Becoming a Father (with Paul Taylor) In this conversation Paul and I get a bit deep & meaningful and talk about wher...

596. SLEEP with Amber & Paul

20 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

596. SLEEP with Amber & Paul All about the subject of SLEEP, with Amber & Paul, including insomnia, sleepwalking, falling asleep on public transport, ...

595. Andy Johnson Returns (Part 2) Eating / TV Series / Football / Music

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

595. Andy Johnson Returns (Part 2) Eating / TV Series / Football / Music Asking Andy questions from a speaking task in the English File Intermediate c...

594. Andy Johnson Returns (Part 1) Moving House / London vs Canterbury / English Teaching

13 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

594. Andy Johnson Returns (Part 1) Moving House / London vs Canterbury / English Teaching Chatting to friend of the podcast Andy Johnson about moving ...

593. Going through pages in an old diary

10 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

593. Going through pages in an old diary Listen to me reading out some pages from a diary which I wrote when I was 16 years old. Join me as I take a t...